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The Fashion Trust US announces the 2026 award finalists

Fashion Trust US has revealed its finalists for the fourth annual Fashion Trust US(FTUS) Awards. Taking place in Los Angeles on April 7, 2026, the finalists were chosen by the FTUS Board and advisory board members. All 16 finalist nominees are divided across the four categories, namely Ready-to-Wear, Jewelry, Accessories, and Graduate, in...

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Conner Ives among BFC Foundation talent support scheme recipients

The British Fashion Council (BFC) Foundation, the registered charity for the BFC, has named the recipients of its annual support schemes, including BFC NewGen in partnership with Pull&Bear, BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, BFC/GQ Designer Fashion Fund and BFC Fashion Trust. The objective of the BFC Foundation is to support the future growth and...

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Recipients of BFC’s 2024 Fashion Trust Grant named

Ahead of the impending fashion season, the British Fashion Council (BFC) has named the six recipients of its Fashion Trust grant for 2024, each of which will be supported in their pursuit of growing a business. Completedworks, Conner Ives, E.L.V. Denim, Helen Kirkum, Labrum London and Tove have been announced as this year’s recipients of the...

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BFC announces 2023 Fashion Trust grant recipients

The British Fashion Council, the non-profit organisation that champions British fashion, has announced six brands will receive financial grants from its BFC Fashion Trust initiative for 2023. The BFC Fashion Trust is a charitable initiative that accelerates business growth with financial grants and mentoring through the BFC Foundation. Since its...

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BFC Fashion Trust names 2019 recipients

The British Fashion Council’s charitable initiative BFC Fashion Trust has named designers Molly Goddard, Eudon Choi, Marta Jakubowsk, Paula Knorr and Roberts|Wood as the new recipients of the 2019 grant, which will see them joining Aries and Nabil Nayal, who were added the scheme last year. This year’s designers will receive financial grants and...

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Shortlist for BFC Fashion Trust revealed

The British Fashion Council’s charitable initiative BFC Fashion Trust has shortlisted 13 British designers for the 2019 grant that will offer financial aid and mentoring support. Designer brands Aries, Eudon Choi, Hillier Bartley, Huishan Zhang, Marta Jakubowski, Molly Goddard, Mother of Pearl, Nabil Nayal, Paper London, Paula Knorr,...

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BFC Fashion Trust names three new recipients

The British Fashion Council’s charitable initiative BFC Fashion Trust has named designers Aries, Nabil Nayal and Teija as the new recipients of the 2018 grant, which will see them joining five previous recipients sharing grants totalling 380,000 pounds (500,000 USD). This year’s grant recipients have been chosen for their “exceptional effort and...

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British Fashion Council raises more than 2 million pounds

The British Fashion Council has announced it has raised more than 2.2 million pounds to support emerging talent in the UK in 2017 for its charities and business support initiatives. The news came as the British Fashion Council announced Molly Goddard as the winner of the prestigious BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund, which comes with a 200,000...

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BFC Fashion Trust partners with HSBC

The British Fashion Council has announced that HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organisations, is partnering with its charitable initiative the BFC Fashion Trust to provide international expertise and mentoring to the initiative’s grant recipients. The BFC Fashion Trust was founded in February 2011 and offers selected...

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British Fashion Council names 2017 grant recipients

The British Fashion Council has named the 11 designers that will receive a slice of the 450,000 pound grant as part of its Fashion Trust financial and mentoring support scheme, which marks the largest donation by the trust to date. New recipients for 2017 are Edeline Lee, Georgia Hardinge, Isa Arfen, Sharon Wauchob and Teatum Jones. While...

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British Fashion Council names 2017 grant recipients

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BFC Fashion Trust teams up with Bell Pottinger

The British Fashion Council’s Fashion Trust has announced that it is partnering with international full-service communications agency Bell Pottinger to provide emerging designers with guidance on their brand and digital strategies. The Fashion Trust initiative was founded in February 2011 with the aim of promoting ‘the art and business of...